Using the Health Belief Model to Examine Differences in Adherence to Mammography Among African-American and Caucasian Women
| Autor: | Susan T. Vadaparampil, Theodore K. Miller, Usha Menon, Victoria L. Champion, Celette Sugg Skinner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
education.field_of_study medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Public health Population Ethnic group Secondary data Mental health Structural equation modeling Psychiatry and Mental health Oncology Medicine Mammography Health belief model business education Applied Psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 21:59-79 |
| ISSN: | 1540-7586 0734-7332 |
| DOI: | 10.1300/j077v21n04_04 |
| Popis: | Current studies indicate that rates of mammography use in the general population fall below objectives set by leading health agencies. This is even more true in the African-American community. This study used the health belief model as the theoretical basis of a secondary data analysis to establish differences in health beliefs among African-American and Caucasian women related to mammography. Data were obtained from members of the Indiana University Medical Group and from outpatients of the General Medicine Clinic, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, in St. Louis, Missouri. Data analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling. The results indicated that the health belief model explained approximately 13% of the variance associated with Caucasian women's compliance with mammography and approximately 9% of the variance for African-American women, with differences between specific variables that appeared to have the most explanatory power. These findings indicate that the model, although a good start... |
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